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Tibor Simon-Mazula

Interview with Tibor Simon-Mazula in Quint magazine, U.A.E.

Born and raised in Hungary. Tibor Simon-Mazula embraced his artistic talent at a very young age. He completed his BFA in drawing and mathematics at University of Szeged before going on to study film making and cinematography in Budapest. The artist received his MFA in painting from the Academy of Art University. Tibor has internationally exhibited both painting and film. He currently lives in San Francisco with his wife Diana and paints full time.

“During the painting process I trust in my actual instincts. Working intuitively is a refuge, which not only shields from the external world but creates connection. I calm down, when the brush caresses the canvas, but when the paint splashes, the palette knife scratches, I break through the grip of the world with the lively expressive action of painting. On the canvas, sometimes thick oil paint is mixed with bone ash or marble dust curls so that is cracks like the dry earth, but some areas are left empty as if a storm had swept through the image."